Necktie-holder.



W. HORNE. NEOKIIE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17, 1908.

Patented June14, 1910.

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NECKTIE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 14:, 1910.

Application filed August 17, 1908. Serial No. 448,988.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS W. HORNE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Holders; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in necktie holders my improveddevice being adapted for holding a four-in-hand tie upon the collar.

My improved construction consists of an integral piece of spring wirehaving a transversely arranged member provided with a centrally locatedloop adapted to engage the collar button from above. From the oppositeextremities of this transverse member, two arms project upwardly andpass between the parts of a turndown collar with which this device isspecially designed for use. These upwardly projecting arms engage thecollar upon opposite sides of the center and a downward pull upon thetie, which is resisted by the button engaged by the loop as aforesaid,causes the upwardly projecting arms to approach each other and in doingso, they press more tightly upon the collar since both arms must moveforwardly to conform to the curve of the collar.

In another form of my improved construction, the transverse piece isprovided at its opposite extremities, with an upwardly turned hook fromwhich two wire members extend upwardly between the folds or parts of theturndown collar. The inner part of the collar engages the hook'whoseupwardly projecting part occupies a position between the shirt band andthe inner part of the collar. This modified form of constructionoperates substantially on the same principle as the other formheretofore described.

Having briefly outlined my improved construction, I will proceed todescribe the same in detail, reference being made to the accompanyingdrawing in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing, Figure 1 is a front view of a four-in-hand tieconnected with a turndown collar by means of my improved device. Fig. 2is a rear detail view of the tie with the holder in place. Fig. 3 is afront detail view of the holder. Fig. 4 is a top edge view of the same,looking in the direction of arrow 1, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view ofanother form of construction the position of the collar being indicatedby dotted lines. Fig. 6 is a top view of the device, or a view lookingin the direction of arrow 6 Fig. 5.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, let the numeral 5 designatemy improved necktie holder or fastener considered in its entirety. Asshown in the drawing this device is formed from an integral piece ofspring wire and is composed of a transverse member 6, whose centralportion is provided with two downward bends 7, and an.

upward bend 8. This last named bend forms a loop which engages thecollar button 9 from above when the device is in place. The collarbutton thus forms a support for the holder. The bends 7 serve toreinforce the transverse member, whereby it is given additional strengthand stiffness. The opposite extremities of the member 6 are providedwith vertical bends 10 which give the device additional rigidity. Fromthese bends, arms 12 project upwardly and their free extremities arebent outwardly forming eyes 13, thus preventing the extremities of thewire from catching upon the collar and injuring the same.

When this device is in use, the four-inhand tie is applied thereto asshown in Fig. 2, before placing it upon the collar. This is done byforming the usual four-in-hand knot, the tie being passed around thearms 12 of the holder or fastener, crossed in front, one part being thenpassed around the other and back through the fastener above thetransverse member 6, then upwardly in the rear and downwardly betweenthe two arms 12, the downwardly extending part passing in the rear ofthe forwardly located transverse part A in the usual manner. When thisis done the bends 10 at the opposite extremities of the transversemember 6, are exposed as are also the upper portions of the upwardlyprojecting arms 12. The device is then applied to the turndown collar Bby passing the knot of the tie together with the side portions of theholder up wardly between the folded parts of the turndown collar, theloop 8 engaging the collar button 9 from above. When this is done thetie will be held securely in place and can only be removed bydisengaging the loop 8 from the collar button.

In the form of construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6, I will designate thetransverse member as 16, which has a compound central bend 17 in thecenter of which is formed the loop 18 which engages the collar button.At the opposite extremities of the transverse member the ends of thewire are bent downwardly as shown at 19, and then inwardly and upwardlyforming books 20', the wire being carried upwardly from these hooksforming arms 21, having downwardly bent ends 22. In the use of thisdevice the tie is applied thereto in the same manner as heretoforeexplained. In applying the tie and holder to the collar, the body of theholder and the knot of the tie are passed between the two folds of thecollar, the tie bridging the space between the extremities of the outerfold or collar part. The loop 18 engages-the collar button from aboveand supports the device in place; The parts 19 and 21 of the device passbetween the two parts or folds of the collar, the lower edge of theinner part or fold engaging the hook 20.

The modified form of construction is simply shown and described toindicate that various modifications of the device may be employedwithout departing in any way from the spirit of the invention.

Attention is called to the fact that the upwardly projecting arms 12,when the device is applied to the collar, have a tendency to hold thelatter closed in front, particularly the upper edge of the collar. It iswell known that turn'down collars, unless held in place by the band ofthe four-in-hand tie, or other suitable means, have a tendency to loop,the said transverse portion extending laterally in opposite directionsfrom the colla-r button engaging loop, the lateral parts being bent in arearward direction before leaving the collar button loop, said laterallyextending parts having upwardly extending 1',

spring arms, the said arms extending inwardly toward each other from arearward and inward bend in the said transverse portion, therebydescribing an arc in the laterally extending arms when applied to thecol- "1 i lar, and the said upwardly extending arms forming friction-a1engagement with the collar, the said arms terminating into free upperextremities, the said upper extremities being nearer together than thelower extrem- L ities as means of creating a tension when the arms arepressed outwardly as thedevice is applied to the collar, causing themwhen re leased to approach each under frictional engagement with thesides of the inner fold of the collar, thereby drawing the collar closetogether in the front.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.-

LEWIS W. HORNE.

Witnesses:

RALPH W. SMITH, A. OBnlnN.

